near guam . the different units began to move toward gu ##ada ##lc ##anal immediately ; ich ##iki ' s regiment — the closest — arrived first . the " first element " of ich ##iki ' s unit — consisting of about 91 ##7 soldiers — landed from destroyers at tai ##vu point ( 9 ° 24 ′ 38 ″ s 160 ° 20 ′ 56 ″ e ) , about 18 mi ( 29 km ) east of the lung ##a perimeter , on august 19 . under ##est ##imating the strength of allied forces on gu ##ada ##lc ##anal , ich ##iki ' s first element conducted a nighttime frontal assault on marine positions at alligator creek on the east side of the lung ##a
near guam. the different units began to move toward guadalcanal immediately ; ichiki's regiment — the closest — arrived first. the " first element " of ichiki's unit — consisting of about 917 soldiers — landed from destroyers at taivu point ( 9 ° 24 ′ 38 ″ s 160 ° 20 ′ 56 ″ e ), about 18 mi ( 29 km ) east of the lunga perimeter, on august 19. underestimating the strength of allied forces on guadalcanal, ichiki's first element conducted a nighttime frontal assault on marine positions at alligator creek on the east side of the lunga